Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-07-15
TRUTHFUL REPORTS.
A Fair Statement From Ward
County and the Mouse
River Valley.
From Points in Burleigh-Corn, Po-
tatOes and Hay the Favor
ites-Fine Stock,


| Growing Better Every Day.
The favorable weather is bringing up the
crop average, and if the rest of July con-
tinues as favorable the yield will be better
than the most hopeful farmers of ten days
ago could have possibly expected. 1t will
not be large as far as the small grains are
concerned but a full crop of everything
else will be happy offset.
IN WARD COUNTY AND ON THE MOUSE.
M1NoT, July Elm the last sixty days
there has been three rains which could be
pronounced good growing, wetting rains
and three or four minor showers interven-
ing. Notwithstanding these rains there is
not the necessary amount of dampness to
make anything approaching full crop of
wheat or oats in this part. The unsur-
mountable difficulty to be overcome in this
vicinity was the entire lack of rain last fall
and winter. The snow also disappeared
very rapidly last spring, with long inter-
val thereafter without the usual spring
rains. All of these incidents made an
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the deficiency for last year. This condition
also proved detrimental to the early seed
ing. there not being sufficient moisture to
germinate the seed and start it growing.
Wheat and oats IN the Mouse valley from
St. Carl extending westward and north
ward up, the upper Mouse and De Lac
river as far as any breaking is done will
approximate 96 one halt crop Of small grain.
with vegetables looking fair and corn good.
From st: Carl eastward to ScripIown
in the valley, crops on table land looking
equally as good, at the present outlook will
yield three-fourths of crop in wheat and
oats, with potatoes and garden stuff ap-
preaching Pro- td full yield. In the vicinity Of
acreage of wheat and oats, the settlers not
having any railroad facilities heretofore.
have been slow to branch out in that
direction. Most of the original inhabitants
rely on their herds of stock for liveli-
hood.
One of the most important things to be
observed in this portion Of the Mouse val
ley has been entirely ignored by the farm
ers, viz, that Of having their land in thor
ough order in the fall, which would insure
early spring seeding. If this would be ad-
hered to as strictly as in the Red River
valley, crops at present would present a
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pare their land in the fall if they would
take advantage of early seeding, which has
always been recognized as the first essen
tial to good crop. Land that has to be
plowed back in the spring in most in
stances fail to pay for the labor. Occasion
ally fair crop of oats is produced when
everything else is favorable. The above
account is given from personal observa-
ton. 81. G. c."
ABOUT FALCoNER.
| FALCoNER, P. o., OAK, July 8, 1887
In compliance with yours of the 4th
inst, in regard to the condition of crops in
this vicinity will say that SO far as the
small grain is concerned they are almost
total failure. Not caused from lack of
rain, bat from hot strong winds and boil
ing sun. Hay, corn and potatoes are an
average crop, especially the latter. About
having visited that county on the 4th inst
ABOUT STERLING.
Near Sterling, D. r., July 8, 1887.-In re-
ply to yours of the 5th inst. 1 would say
the yield of wteat in this vicinity in my
judgment will not exceed thirty per cent
of crop. Oats will probably make little
better yield. Corn is doing WELL Recent
rains came to our relief or we should have
had no crops at all. Tie hay crop is good.
Cattle and sheep are doing finely on the
prairie. Never looked better.
The Local Option Meeting.
At meeting Of those interested in call
ing an election on the local option law this
coming November, held at the Reading
room yesterday, officers for permanent
organization were elected as follows:
President-J. F. Jones.
Secretary-W. A. Franklin.
Treasurer-Mrs. E. H. Wilson.
The organization was named the Bur-
leigh County Home Protection society.
The secretary reported petitions with 407
names now in hand, and four or five peti-
tons yet out, which when received will
probably raise the number to 500.
The officers elected were constituted an
election campaign committee, and gen.
eral committee created, consisting of the
presiding officer and secretary Of every
temperance organization in the county, the
pastor Of every church who favors the To-
cal option movement and one person from
each voting precinct to be appointed by
the president.
There was general and interesting dis
cussion of the question, and those present
exhibited earnestness and enthusiasm in
their work.